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Software Freezing PC
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Miroslav
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Now, I am using an old machine, and have been for a few months. My other PC has no sound (Can't get it back, tried everything!), but my main concern (Other than getting my CD Drive fixed!) is that everytime I install AOL, it gets to the 'Searching for modems' bit after installation, and the PC freezes.
I can do anything else on the PC, other than alot of CD's won't work becasue of the CD drive. Some CD's do, AOL is one of them, but I get the PC freezing when I try to get it to search for modems.
Comp01 stops working, as does some other thing about messages - msgsrvr or something, and AOL stops working. It freezes the whole PC, and I can't even Ctrl/Alt/Del
I've tried deleting files I don't use to see if it's conflicting - no luck.
Pc Service Call say the sound issue is a software problem, so they won't sort out AOL prob naturally, and AOL don't wanna know.
Any advice? Please

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Should say, i'm talking about my other PC - Windows ME, 192mb Ram, 850mhz Processor - not the old one I am using now.0
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